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The number of cases was 57,574, with an average age of 48 years and a median age of 47 years. They were all over 18 years old at the time of the investigation. Regardless of age, urbanity or rurality, ethnic groups, or provinces, the average height of males was 169.60 cm, while the average height of females was 158.88 cm.
4,083,744 km 2 (1,576,742 sq mi) New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of a large number of islands, estimated around 700, mainly remnants of a larger landmass now beneath the sea. The land masses by size are the South Island (Māori ...
Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
New Zealand [a] is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. ... [406] [407] The country's diverse scenery and compact size, plus government incentives, ...
New Zealand is considered by some to be unique among Western countries for its high levels of ethnic intermarriage, [8] which has historically been viewed with tolerance. [9] [10] [8] According to a 2006 study, Māori have on average roughly 43% European ancestry, although the notion of being "mixed-race" is uncommon. [11] [12]
The New Zealand metric symbol was introduced in March 1971. To give metrication a human face, a baby girl whose parents agreed to co-operate was nicknamed Miss Metric. [2] News and pictures of her progress were intermingled with press releases about the progress of metrication. By the end of 1972 the temperature scale, road signs, and measures ...
Aoraki / Mount Cook, located in New Zealand's South Island, is the highest point in the country. The following are lists of mountains in New Zealand [a] ordered by height. . Names, heights, topographic prominence and isolation, and coordinates were extracted from the official Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Topo50 topographic maps at the interactive topographic map of New Zealand
White shading is selected caldera features. Mount Taranaki (Māori: Taranaki Maunga, also known as Mount Egmont) is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. [ 5 ][ 6 ] At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu.